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HEALTHCARE

Doctors4Cambridge

Cambridge businesses rely on the Cambridge Chamber of
Commerce Physician Recruitment program to ensure their
employees have access to a primary care provider. We provide
this service to the City of Cambridge and Township of North
Dumfries.
Physician Recruitment is a core program for the Cambridge
Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber has long recognized the
need to have excellent medical care available in our community
to attract and retain businesses in Cambridge. On behalf of
the community, Doctors4Cambridge recognize and thank our
medical community for their strength and dedication.
CMH A Full Service Hospital The past few years, stress on our medical system has increased

substantially. As we continue our recruitment efforts, we are
Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s roots dig deep, tracing faced with increased competition for the physicians available,
back to 1888 when it became the first hospital to funding challenges and concerns about the decreasing number
open its doors within the Region of Waterloo. From of people entering the profession.
its humble beginnings in a two-storey house with a
cottage that doubled as a nursing school, CMH grew We have recruited more than 120 family physicians in our
into a strong, values-based, and community-focused community since our inception, which has helped in staffing
hospital emphasizing patient and family centred care. new clinics, increasing the number of physicians at clinics,
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) continues this and replacing retiring or relocating physicians. We have also
increased our assistance to Cambridge Memorial Hospital with
legacy as a modern, thriving acute care facility that the recruitment of specialists.
offers a full complement of health-care services
and is collaborative partner within the Cambridge Our success continues to be dependent on our community
North Dumfries Ontario Health Team. Together, it is partners and sponsors. We have many businesses and
transforming the way care is being delivered within the organizations in the community that have supported our efforts
community. in the past with donations of funds or in-kind services. We thank
Its mission is to be “an exceptional health-care the City of Cambridge for its ongoing support as well as family
medicine clinics\groups, Cambridge Memorial Hospital and the
organization keep people at the heart of what we Academy of Medicine who are all very supportive of our efforts.
do” while its vision inspires to “create healthier
communities, together.” To achieve these, the hospital We are actively seeking corporate partners so that we can
employs more than 1,500 dedicated staff, 280 talented increase our recruitment and retention efforts to compete with
physicians and is grateful for the amazing services the many opportunities available to physicians across the
provided by almost 300 volunteers. province.
Beyond the high-quality care it provides, the hospital If your company wishes to help through a donation or in-kind
also offers a world-class breast reconstruction gift or service, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are
program, state-of-the art diagnostic imaging, same-day also often in need of short term, furnished and unfurnished
joint replacement surgery and Regional Liver Health accommodations for medical students in town for electives and
Centre to name a few. It continually seeks to innovate rotations, or locum physicians here for short stays.
while sustaining its financial health to ensure acute We continue our programs that include touring potential
care remains accessible to the people that need the family physicians and specialists and being involved with
hospital. medical schools so that we can continue to bring physicians to
It is in the final year of its Capital Redevelopment Cambridge and Township of North Dumfries.
Project, that includes a brand-new, 250,000-square- If you or your employees need a primary care provider, please
foot and a fully refurbished 150,000 sq. ft. towers, visit www.doctors4cambridge.com
both of which will be the most advanced patient care
facilities in the region. Once this project is complete, it Donna Gravelle
will boast more than 200 beds and allow the hospital to Physician Recruitment Coordinator
fulfill its mandate to expand its services for its growing donna@doctors4cambridge
community. 519-622-2221, ext. 2230
To learn more, visit Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

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